Greenwashing? Sustainability & Forced Housing Displacement in Fortaleza, Brazil

Contractor, Annie

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Title

Greenwashing? Sustainability & Forced Housing Displacement in Fortaleza, Brazil

Author(s)

Contractor, Annie

Contributor(s)

Greenlee, Andrew

Issue Date

2015

Keyword(s)

• sustainability
• displacement

Geographic Coverage

Fortaleza, Brazil

Abstract

This study analyzes whether transit projects rooted in sustainability are meeting the triple bottom line of social, economic, and environmental sustainability, with a focus on equitable impacts to both formal and informal settlements. Specifically, this thesis seeks to uncover why infrastructure investments justified as increasing the capacity for sustainability continue to result in the systematic displacement of low-income informal households.

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MUP Capstone

Type of Resource

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